Editor's Note: It's Hall of Fame Week for Colorado Athletics! The 11-member Class of 2018 will be inducted on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Boedecker Gym in the CU Events Center, and will be recognized at Saturday's football game against Washington State at 1:30 p.m. Our first CU Athletic Hall of Fame Profile is Charles "Chuck" Gardner, an All-Big Eight performer in the 1960s for the men's basketball team.
Charles Gardner always loved playing sports as a kid. He was always competitive, athletic, and was fortunate to have great genes, especially his height at 6-foot, 8-inches.